tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post8261124794573223540..comments2024-02-24T00:41:37.836-08:00Comments on The Buddha Diaries: NOW DIG THIS: CHARLIE WHITEPeter Clothierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11525159413387378704noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-26280549690645426432011-12-02T12:53:06.810-08:002011-12-02T12:53:06.810-08:00Apologies for recent grammatical errors in my last...Apologies for recent grammatical errors in my last post.<br /><br />I must be more cautious while working on my phone and traveling on the subway.<br /><br />I just reviewed my class notes from my 1966 personal Journal. I found this quote from Charlie White's drawing class. We were discussing Paul Klee's quote, "I like to let the line take a walk and see where it goes " <br /><br />Charlie had his version: "The line is an extension of my heart and through it I can dance, walk or swim without fear of drowning for it brings me closer to life each time I trust it. Therefore I can draw very well with my eyes closed"CHI SPHEREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278628028066177635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-43461025637439389222011-12-01T19:27:37.327-08:002011-12-01T19:27:37.327-08:00Hi Peter-
It is truly amazing how many 'invisi...Hi Peter-<br />It is truly amazing how many 'invisible' artists there are.<br />This is incredible work, glad you have helped bring it to Light.kara ranehttp://www.kararane.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3965076219235086304.post-10055155192363685142011-12-01T14:36:16.240-08:002011-12-01T14:36:16.240-08:00I am able to contribute a first hand account of my...I am able to contribute a first hand account of my teacher and friend Charles White. I was a drawing student at The Otis Art Institute of Los Angeles County in 1966 and Charlie was favorite teacher. He was quietly insightful and clearly outspoken on any subject. Though small in stature he was possessed a dynamic spirit and serene sense of purpose. He often worked on his drawings alongside the students. He cut short and long pieces of chip board and dipped their edges into shallow pools of sepia ink then tapped the wet edges into arches paper creating cross hatching, lines, drag marks etc. The slow build up of value<br />produced a rich surface and deep fields of brown to black that was meant to match his skin color and that of his subjects. I learned patience and gained an immeasurable understanding of the Black American experience. Several fellow students who were my close friends and were Black, I am White with Indian blood lines as well, revered Charlie as a true artist who lived directly through his work. He was unwavering and never troubled by mainstream art. He once sat next to me in the library that Joan Hugo developed while I was reading an Art Forum magazine and began laughing a bit. I said, " What's up Charlie?". He just smiled and then pointed to a near by mirror and said, "If you look into that you'll have a far better experience."<br />Personal insight and self examination were at the root of all his work as well as the history of his people. There are often giants in each of our lives who's quiet power and resonance is irrefutable. Charlie was a Giant and like a straw that seems to bend at the surface in a reflecting pool of water, his work allows us to see into the mirror of nature and experience truth, pain, inequality and joy. Our archetypal history is deeply enriched through his works.CHI SPHEREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07278628028066177635noreply@blogger.com